Mary Susan (Grimes) Cohill (1833)

Born 26 Aug 1833 in Maryland, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Henry R Cohill — married 26 Aug 1858 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Descendants

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Biography

Mary was born on 26 August 1833 in Maryland, USA. She was the daughter of Henry Valentine Grimes and Catherine Hepseybeth (Lindsay) Grimes.^[1]

In 1850 Mary (age about 16) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[2]

In the 1850 census Mary (age 16) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Age: 17^[3]

When Mary was 25 she married Henry R Cohill on 26 August 1858 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. The couple had 4 children: Cora Cohill, Ada L Cohill, Candace Cohill and Bion H Cohill.^[4]

In 1860 Mary (age about 26) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[5]

In the 1860 census Mary (age 26) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Age in 1860: 27^[6]

Bequest: 16 November 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[7]

In 1870 Mary (age about 36) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[8]

In the 1870 census Mary (age 36) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.^[9]

In the 1870 census Mary (age 36) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Age in 1870: 37^[9]

Lawsuit: 4 March 1872 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Petition for distribution from estate of Catherine H. Grimes^[10]

Lawsuit: 25 March 1873 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Complaint against Dickerson Nailor in re: Will of Margaret C. Grimes^[11]

In 1880 Mary (age about 46) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[12]

In the 1880 census Mary (age 46) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife^[13]

Lawsuit: 3 May 1886 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Rhodes v. Cohill et. al.^[14]

Affidafit: 18 May 1886 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[15]

In 1900 Mary (age about 66) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. noted as survivor in husband's obituary, Age: 65; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head^[16]

In 1900 Mary (age about 66) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[17]

In the 1900 census Mary (age 66) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. noted as survivor in husband's obituary, Age: 65; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head^[18]

In 1910 Mary (age about 76) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[19]

In the 1910 census Mary (age 76) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Age in 1910: 76; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Title: 1900 Federal Census, District of Columbia Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication T626. Citing: Page: ED 135, SD 1, sheet 18, p. 41.
2. ↑ Census: Title: 1860 Federal Census, Washington, D.C Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Series M653. Citing: Page: p. 242, family/dwelling # 18/18, census-1860.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M432_57; Page: 242B; Image: 490.
4. ↑ Marriage: Missing source ID S375. Citing: Page: vol. 6, p. 545.
5. ↑ Census: Title: 1860 Federal Census, Washington, D.C Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Series M653. Citing: Page: 6th ward, roll 104, p. 637.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_104; Page: 637; Image: 73; Family History Library Film: 803104.
7. ↑ Bequest: Author: Washington, D.C. Title: District of Columbia, Court of Probate, Wills and Administrations. Citing: Page: Grimes, Margaret C., Washington, D.C. probate court, Box 39, 1869. FHL Microfilm # 2057044 Data: Text: In the name of Almighty God--Amen.
   • 
     I, Margaret C. Grimes of the County of Washington, District of Columbia, being in declining health but in my own apprehension and belief in the full and perfect possession of my mental faculties do make and publish this my last will and testament, intending thereby to dispose of my wordly estate, of which I shall be possessed at the time of my decease.
   • First, it is my will that my body shall be buried in a suitable manner by the side of my deceased mother in the church yard at Broad Creek in Prince George's County, Maryland, and that my executor shall cause a marble slab and footstone to be erected over my grave and that a wreath of flowers and proper inscription shall be carved on the marble slab and that he, my executor shall cause an iron fence to be erected which shall enclose the grave of my deceased Father and Mother and my own grave all in one enclosure.
   • Second, I do direct that all my just debts, including my funeral expenses and expense of administration, shall be paid by my executor.
   • Third, I give and bequeath all my household furniture, including my bed and bed clothing, to my beloved sister, Sarah E. Rhodes.
   • Fourth, I direct that all my articles of clothing and wearing apparel shall be distributed equally or as nearly so as the nature of the articles will admit, between my dear sisters Mary, Cinderella, and Sarah, and then I give and bequeath such residue of my personal estate as shall remain after all the foregoing provisions have been complied with, to my three dear sisters, Mary, Cinderella and Sarah, and I direct that such residue shall be divided equally between them, share and share alike, and I hereby appoint my Uncle Dickerson Naylor, executor of this, my last will and testament.
   • In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th November in the year of our Lord 1868.(signed) Margaret C. Grimes
   • 
     Witnesses:
   • 
     Wm. O. Naylor
   • W.H. Browne
   • 
     ORPHANS COURT
   • Nov. 28, 1868
   • This day appeared William O. Naylor and Wm. H. Browne, witnesses to aforegoing last will and testament of Margaret C. Grimes late of Washington County, severally.....swear that they did see the testatrix therein named sign and seal said will ...
8. ↑ Census: Title: 1870 Federal Census, Washington, D.C Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication M593. Citing: Page: Roll 125, 6th ward, p. 157. dwelling/family #295/315,.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1870 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M593_125; Page: 157B; Image: 321; Family History Library Film: 545624.
10. ↑ Lawsuit: Title: District of Columbia, Records of U.S. District and Other Courts Publication: Name: NARA RG 21. Citing: Page: Box 182, NC-2, Entry 115. Old Series Case Files 1801-1878, Estate of Catherine H. Grimes, case #5789 Data: Text: 54 pages of vouchers, etc. relating to the intestate estate of Catherine H. Grimes, William H. Browne, Esq., Admin.
    • Heirs at law included: Henry R. Cohill, Mary S. Cohill, Richard F. Grimes, Cinderella E. Grimes, Margaret C. Grimes, Z.W. Rhodes, Sarah E. Rhodes, Mary E. Grimes - guardian for the children of Alfred T. Grimes.
    • [see 'notes;' also, hardcopies filed in wills-059] Note: I. Undated Petition requesting letters of Administration be granted to William H. Browne Esq. in lieu of any of the heirs at law of Catherine H. Grimes.
      II. 15 Oct 1868: Petition from heirs at law of Catherine H. Grimes requesting that her clothing and wearing apparel be not appraised but that they, the said heirs, be allowed to make such disposition of said clothing without regard to the value thereof.
      III. 9 March 1872. Petition by Mrs. Mary E. Cox, formerly Mrs. Mary E. Grimes, guardian of the children of A.T. Grimes deceased, that William H. Brown pay her the balance due her from the estate of Catherine H. Grimes deceased. (full text in hardcopy file)
      IV. 4 March 1872. Petition by Mrs. Mary Cohill that William H. Brown pay her the balance due on her share of the estate of Catherine H. Grimes deceased. (full text in hardcopy file)
      V. 30 March 1872. Response by Wm Browne to petitions of Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Cohill.
      VI. 2 April 1872. Court judgement against Wm Browne; directs him to pay the claimants the amounts they claim to be due to them with interest thereon from Nov 3rd 1868. (accessed before 3 January 2015)
11. ↑ Lawsuit: Title: District of Columbia, Records of U.S. District and Other Courts Publication: Name: NARA RG 21. Citing: Page: Box 183, NC-2, Entry 115. Loose probate records. Margaret C. Grimes, Case #5825 Data: Text: Petition by sisters of Margaret C. Grimes for distribution of their shares of the estate, 25 March 1873, charging Administrator, Dickerson Nailor, with delay. [transcription appears under "notes," also hardcopy filed under wills].
    • Also, photocopy of Dickerson Naylor's accounting of expenses relating to his role as Admin. of Margaret Grimes' estate. (did not copy various receipts, etc. contained in the file, as noted on this file's cover sheet) [hardcopy: will-058] Note: To the Honorable the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia holding a Probate Court for said District.
      The petition of Mary S. Cohill, Cinderella Grimes, and Sarah Rhodes respectfully showeth unto your honor that on or about the 25th day of Nov. 1868 Margaret C. Grimes died leaving a will dated 16th Nov 1868 and in said will appointed one Dickerson Nailor her sole Executor.
      Your petitioners further represent that they are sisters of the said Margaret C. Grimes, deceased, and sole beneficiaries under the said will, and that the estate of the said deceased is bequeathed to them in equal proportions after the payment of certain expenses therein specified.
      Your petitioners further represent that the said Dickerson Nailor qualified [?] as Executor of the said estate on the 5th day of December 1868, and gave bond to faithfully discharge the duties of the trust and in pursuance of the authority so derived took possession of the goods, chattels, and monies, and other effects of the said deceased, amounting in all to the sum of ,000 more or less.
      Your petitioners further represent that the said Dickerson Nailor has failed to make any return or report to this court or to pay to these petitioners any portion of the estate so bequeathed.
      Your petitioners therefore pray that an order may issue out of and under the hand and seal of this honorable court directed to the said Dickerson Nailor commanding him at an early day ...[illeg] ... to appear before your honor and show cause if any he has why he shall not state an account and report to this court the manner in which he has performed his trust, and for such action and further relief as to your honor may sense just and proper and your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
      by L.M Saunders, Atty for Petitioners (accessed before 3 January 2015)
12. ↑ Census: Title: 1880 Federal Census, Washington, D.C Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication T9. Citing: Page: roll 124, SD 17, ED 81 p. 272 (handwritten pp. 31-32).
13. ↑ 1880 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Date: 2010,
    Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 124; Family History Film: 1254124; Page: 272C; Enumeration District: 081; Image: 0548.
14. ↑ Lawsuit: Title: District of Columbia, Chancery Court Records Publication: Name: NARA RG 21. Citing: Page: Rhodes v. Cohill et. al., District of Columbia Supreme Court, Case 9966, Docket 25 Data: Text: Margaret A. Rhodes, Mabel C. Rhodes, Edna J.Rhodes by Zebulon W. Rhodes their next friend, VS. Mary S. Cohill, Henry R. Cohill, Cinderella E. Grimes, Richard F. Grimes, Henry T. Grimes, Grace Grimes, Alfred T. Grimes (last two are infants). Zebulon Rhodes represents FIRST that he is the father of Margaret (17), Mabel (12), and Edna (10), they are all residents of the District of Columbia, and that he is bringing this suit on their behalf as heirs at law of the late Sarah E. Rhodes, one of the devisees under the last will and testament of Samuel J. Grimes, in respect to certain real estate described in this suit. SECOND that the defendants are all residents of the District of Columbia and are sued in respect to the same real estate in the following manner: Mary S. Cohill and Cinderella E. Grimes are sued as devisees under the said will of Samuel J.Grimes; the said Henry R. Cohill and Richard F. Grimes are sued as the husbands of Mary S. Cohill and Cinderella E Grimes; and the defendants Henry Grimes, Grace Grimes, and Alfred Grimes are sued as heirs at law of the late Alfred T. Grimes, one of the devisees under the last will and testament of the said Samuel J. Grimes deceased. THIRD that on or about the 20th day of March 1868 [sic] the said Samuel J. Grimes departed this life leaving a last will and testament executed and published on the 18th day of March 1867 [sic] and admitted to probate in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on 6 April 1867 (Will Book 10 p. 342). FOURTH that the said Samuel J. Grimes died possessed of real estate on the east shore of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River near the Navy Yard Bridge (legal description) and three burial sites located in the congressional burying ground (description). FIFTH that by the last will and testament of said Samuel J. Grimes the real estate was devised to his wife Henrietta Grimes during her lifetime and after her death to his brothers and sisters share and share alike. SIXTH that after Samuel J. Grimes' death, his widow the said Henrietta Grimes took possession of said real estate and continued in possession thereof until her death in Nov. 1877. SEVENTH that the said Samuel J. Grimes had one brother, Alfred Grimes, and three sisters, Mary S. Cohill, Cinderella Grimes and Sarah E. Rhodes who were entitled to said real estate on the death of the life tenant, Henrietta Grimes; that on [blank] day of [blank] 1868 the said Alfred Grimes departed this life leaving a widow who has since died and three children the defendants Henry Grimes, Grace Grimes and Alfred Grimes the last two being still minors; that on or about the 2nd day of February 1878 the said Sarah E. Rhodes died also leaving besides her husband, three children as her only heirs at law, the complainants Margaret A. Rhodes, Mabel Rhodes, and Edna J. Rhodes, still minors. EIGHTH that since the death of said Henrietta Grimes and the death of said Sarah E. Rhodes, complainants and defendants are the only persons who are in any way entitled to any interest in said real estate under the last will and testament of said Samuel J. Grimes. NINTH Complainants represent that said real estate is presently yielding no income whatsoever on account of the unsettled condition of the property there being no person authorized to manage said property and collect the income.
    • 
      Complainants therefore pray:
    • FIRST that guardians at litem be appointed by the Court to defend the rights of the infant defendants Grace Grimes and Alfred Grimes. SECOND that a trustee be appointed to take charge of and collect the rents now due from the tenants of the real estate in question, and to make sale of said real estate and divide the proceeds among the parties entitled thereto under the last will and testament of said Samuel J. Grimes. THIRD that the complainants may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require and to the court may seem fit and proper.
15. ↑ Affidafit: Title: District of Columbia, Chancery Court Records Publication: Name: NARA RG 21. Citing: Page: Rhodes v. Cohill et. al., District of Columbia Supreme Court, Case 9966, Docket 25, Affidavits of Mary Susan Cohill, Zebulon William Rhodes, and Henry R. Cohill, 18 May 1886 Data: Text: Mary Cohill Deposition:
    • name: Mary Susan Cohill
    • age: will be 53 years old on 26th August next
    • did brother Samuel J. Grimes and his wife Henrietta have any children: one child who died at birth
    • When Samuel J. Grimes died, who were surviving brothers and sisters: (answ.): Alfred Tobias Grimes, Cinderella Elizabeth, Margaret Catherine, Sarah Ellen and Mary susan.
    • When did Alfred Grimes die? answ. fall of 1868.  he had 3 surviving children: Henry Thomas, Grace and Alfred Tobias.  His wife was living at the time of his death, but she died I think in the Spring of 1876.
    • How many sisters still survive: myself and Cinderella Elizabeth, wife of Richard F. Grimes.
    • Sister Sarah Ellen had six children, of these only 3 are still living.
    • 
      Zebulon William Rhodes, res. 223 12th St. SE, stated he was the widower of Sarah E. Grimes, and his children were Margaret Adaline, who would be 17 on the 3rd of next June, Mabel C. age 12, and Edna J. age 10.
    • 
      Henry R. Cohill, res. 619 G St SE, stated he was the legal guardian of Alfred T. Grimes' children and the husband of Mary Susan Cohill. (accessed before 3 January 2015)
16. ↑ Residence: Title: District of Columbia, Congressional Cemetery Online interment records, obituaries and death certificates Publication: Name: www.congressionalcemetery.org.
17. ↑ Census: Title: 1900 Federal Census, District of Columbia Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication T626. Citing: Page: ED 135, SD 1, sheet 18, p. 41. Dwelling/Family # 344/346.
18. ↑ 1900 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Date: 2004,
    Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 164; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1240164.
19. ↑ Census: Title: 1910 Federal Census -- Washington, DC Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication T624. Citing: Page: roll 151, p. 196, ED 94.
20. ↑ 1910 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Date: 2006,
    Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 5, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_151; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374164.